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1. The Taliban claims control over two of Afghanistan's biggest cities, according to media reports, as the United States and Britain say they would send thousands of troops to help evacuate their embassy staff. The capture of Kandahar and Herat - the country's second and third largest cities - would represent the Taliban's two biggest military victories since they began a broad offensive in May. 2. Three people have been arrested for parading a 45-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town through a street, assaulting him and making him chant 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans on Wednesday. He was eventually handed over to the police. 3. Covid-19 scare: Himachal Pradesh shuts down schools after 62 students are found Covid-positive. Besides, 27 students in Punjab and 6 in Haryana test Covid-positive since reopening of schools. 4. After parliament clashes, ministers take on the opposition saying MPs attack marshals and not the other way round. A fresh row erupts after Twitter blocks Congress accounts. Citing reason behind blocking accounts, Twitter says it was alerted by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights about specific content on the platform that allegedly revealed the identity of an alleged sexual assault victim's (and a minor's) parents.